Enhanced gastrointestinal endoscope suction device
OwnerTarun Rustagi, Zain Sobani +1inventors
InventorsTarun Rustagi, Zain Sobani, Swathi Paleti
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Abstract
An endoscope device comprises an operating unit comprising one or more controls for operating the endoscope device and an elongate insertion member coupled to the operating unit. The insertion member comprises an elongate endoscope shaft extending from a shaft proximal end proximate to the operating unit to a shaft distal end, a digital imaging device coupled to the shaft distal end of the endoscope shaft, and an elongate suction channel with a channel distal end that is positioned proximate to the shaft distal end so that suction applied to the suction channel can clear debris from a visual field of the digital imaging device.
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An endoscope device comprising:
- an operating unit comprising one or more controls for operating the endoscope device;
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- an elongate insertion member coupled to the operating unit, the elongate insertion member comprising:
- an elongate endoscope shaft extending from a shaft proximal end proximate to the operating unit to a shaft distal end;
- a digital imaging device coupled to the shaft distal end of the elongate endoscope shaft;
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- an elongate suction channel with a channel distal end that is positioned proximate to the shaft distal end so that suction applied to the elongate suction channel can clear debris from a visual field of the digital imaging device.
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An accessory for an endoscope, the accessory comprising:
- an elongate suction channel configured for coupling to an elongated endoscope shaft of an insertion member of the endoscope, wherein the elongate suction channel is configured so that when the elongate suction channel is coupled to the elongate endoscope shaft, a channel distal end of the elongate suction channel will be positioned proximate to a shaft distal end of the elongate endoscope shaft so that suction applied to the elongate suction channel can clear debris from an area around the shaft distal end.
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An endoscope device comprising:
- an operating unit comprising one or more controls for operating the endoscope device;
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- an elongate insertion member coupled to the operating unit, the elongate insertion member comprising:
- an elongate endoscope shaft extending from a shaft proximal end proximate to the operating unit to a shaft distal end;
- a digital imaging device coupled to the shaft distal end of the elongate endoscope shaft;
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- a plurality of elongate suction channels each comprising a channel distal end that is positioned proximate to the shaft distal end so that suction applied to the plurality of elongate suction channels can clear debris from a visual field of the digital imaging device.
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An accessory according to claim 41, wherein outlet openings of the elongate suction channel and the one or more additional elongate suction channels have a combined cross-sectional area of at least about 15 square millimeters.
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An accessory according to claim 41, wherein each of the one or more additional elongate suction channels comprises a tubular member configured to be positioned adjacent to the elongate endoscope shaft such that each of the one or more additional elongate suction channels extends parallel or substantially parallel to the elongate endoscope shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.